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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-21

CoTroN-Prices during the week displayed
bme strength, and were advanced 1-16c all
bund, The market, however, was very dull
|nd stupid, with only nominal inquiry, and a
|erv small business doing. There was really
Iothing in the movement or statistical position
4 attract attention any more than usual.
locks at this and other ports, as well as the in
erior towns, are very much reduced, and re-
Eipts continue to grow beautifully less. The
btal sales last week were only so bales. The
Blowing are the official spot quotations of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-21

Chattahoochee 1888 tons, Daggett, New York.
ldg-C G. Anderson.
Dessoug 1857 tons, Howes, Philadelphia, ldg-O
G. Anderson.
Two steamships.
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Analysing u Chunk Of Metal That Fell from
5tA.t e tho Sky.
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A Good Thing In Lemounde,

Chicago Tribune.
"This is lemonade, is it not ?" inquired a
light haired gentleman blandly, as he
stepped up in front OF q stand on the cir.
Gus ground yesterday.
The proprietor replied that it was ice.
cold lemonade, and generously threw in
the information that the price was only
five cents a glass.
"1'lI takes glass, if you please" said the
stranger, and 1t was placed before him.
III there is anything l ain fond OH he
continued with much atfsbility, lit il
good Lemonade" and he drew q lemon
from one OF his pockets. cut a
hole in it and with great dsliherstiop
eequeezed the juice into the glass. Then
from another pocket he took a spoon and
a small paper sack filed with sugar. with
which he proceeded to sweeten the mix.
ture: A crowd was gathering about him
BY. this time, and the proprietor OF the
%refreshment stand wss becoming red and
very moist.
"lll give you half a dollar to 90 away
from here" be said 10 the bland gentle.
man %anxiously.
"My iriend.' said the smiling customer,
slipping with evident eaiisisclion the boy
erage he had mixed, at affords me pleas.
ure to BAY that this Is the best lemonade
| ever drank on a show ground. Here is
your FIVE cents" And he finished the
glass, paid his money, and elbowed his
way out through the crowd.
Hall IN hour later the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
broken up in business and disguised in q
pair OF green gogglca and q false beard
WAS doing the three.card monte act in a
secluded place among the canvaa wagons
and looking about aearchinely for a light,
haired and smiling stranger.
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NIninprnps.

Many years since, whom, as n young
curate, | had been delivering ~ sermon on
the forgiveness OF lnjurien" in Hurst.
monceanz Church, and, as | tlattered my.
self, with considerable power, on return.
ing to the vestry my dear old rector, Julius
Hare, Haid to me, with the well.known
queer smile on his rugged lace: "Do you
know what you have been aaying to the
people2 only hope they will not follow
your advice" "Why. whnt?" l asked
with aome surprise. why, you've been
telling them over and over again to be
cure always to return evil Tor good" Need
l say that MY good opinion OF myself and
Of my sermon was Beriously and whole.
Bomely lessened2
The other example occurred at q we'll.
known Watering place. Sitting next to .
Indy resident at table, the am OF a gen,
tlenian also reBidont there having beer
mentioned, come conversation arose which
showed that | wns we'll acquainted with
him. Dear mel" Baid the lady al die
not know TINT Mr.. =. was such a friend o
yours" "fcs," | replied, I'VE hay,
known n another for years. We ar,
both antiquArians, you know" "Oh, yes,'
Was the reply; shave you hoard that VI,
are going to have an aquarium here7"
need hardly say that T speedily, and
hope akillully, changed tho uubject.
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imericdn %Aoricunurfst,

We are 80 generally asked about the
cut worm" that 1t Ii evidently the pop
lar idea that there is but one insect de-.
serving that name, while in fact there are
hall q dozen or more, Of Larvae OF different
species Of moths. Practically they might
be regarded as one, did not some Of them
ascend trees, shrubs and other plants in
their destructive work, while most Of
them confne their operations to the sur.
lace, and work their mischief by cutting
OF young and tender plants even with the
ground. Their work ia done at night, and
as daylight approaches they hide them.
selves in the hole in the ground. Cab.
bage, when first set out, and lettuce and
other plants oil the garden, up to equasbes
and other plants Of the farm, are attacked
by them. Growing muskmelons and
watermelons for Northern markets
Ia now an important industry in
the Southern States, especially within
easy reach of the shipping ports,
some hundreds Of acrea being occupied by
watermelons alone. The grower OF
melons, as well as Of cabbages, ETC., finds
that his greatest Obstacle to success ia in
the attack Of cut worms. Various devices
have been proposed to ward of their at
tacks, but among these none appear to be
so sensible or 80 effective as that devised
BY Dr.. A. Oemler, author OF "Truck Farm.
ing for the South" Dr.. Oenler kills of
the cut worms before tho plants appear.
Upon his watermelon fields he sets poison
traps ct about fifteen feet apart each way.
These ''traps" are cabbage or turnip
leaves, which have been nloistsned on the
concave side and then busted with a mix.
ture Of paris green with twenty parts Of
flour. These leaves are placed over the
field, poisoned aide down, at the distance
above stated. before the plants appear.
Whist follows? The doctor iscetiously
says: 1.-TWO such applications, particularly
in cloudy weather, at intervals Of three or
four days, will sutics to allow the cut
worms to make away with themselves,
which they generally DO with perfect sue.
Caes
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Boston GM.


a lady went into q small shoe store not
a thousand miles from Boston, last week,
to be fitted to some boots, and while wait.
ing Tor the attendant to attend glanced
about at tho shelves and boxes with their
tempting and uncomfortable contents.
On n Of the boxes was printed "mohsir
shoes" "What are mohair shoes?" she
inquired. "Oh," said the proprietor gra.
ciously, taking ont OF the box u pair Of
stunning high-heeled shoes, "they are
called mohair because OF these big bpckles."
Don't you mean Moliere?" asked the
customer. "No, l don't. Jimmy wrote
It: He said it waa something French"
The lady smiled to hereeli and said,
Jimmy might know French, but that
style OF shoes was named for a great
Ffenchman who was named Moliere, not
mohair;" and then the attendant being
prepared to attend, ahe had her boots
tried on.
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A SPECIMEN FROM SPACE.

atAs-FaBfr ITs 1gw -------- NFfly.FIg Inr.EhLl
Analysing u Chunk OF Metal That Fell from
iA t tho Sky.
Plhbuoh DhpaeA.
A rarely interesting analysis 10 now be
Ing made at the laboratory .: the Edgal
Thomson Steel Works. It 10 an analysis
Of a portion Of a large meteoric maau found
In Mexico, the major part Of which 10 nov
In the famous Yale College collection.
Some time ago Professor Braahear deliv.
cred an address upon meteors before the
congregation Of Dr.. Swifts church, on
Arch street, Allegheny. Among his gu.
dtencs was Mr.. Henry Phipps, Of the firm
Of Carnegie, Phipps 4 Co., who ex.
pressed himself as being much in.
terested in what Mr.. Brashear told
him in regard TO this particular msteoric
find. He asked the latter II It would be
possible to get a specimen Of the mass for
bis private cabinet. Mr.. Brashear answer.
cd. that he would, but ut would come
high,". at the same time giving Mr.. Philippe
the address Of the parties who might be
able to furnish the rare specimen. Pro-
lessor Brashear thought no more Of II for
some time, until there came to him one
day q carefully wrapped package and let
ter from Mr. Phipps. It was q three
pound piece Of the Mexican mass, and the
letter informed Mr.. Brashenr that II he
could cut 1t in two he could keep half.
The operation was successfully performed,
and the filings OF dust made in cutting It
were taken to MI, phipps Tor the purpose
Of analysis, which has not yet been con.
cluded, .IEa
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Smoking II Pistol for Pipe.


A little West Side child hsd a mirscu.
lous escape from death, or at Leaf serious
Injury, q few days ago. A email, sell.
cooking revolver Tsa care!essly left loaded
IN q dreasing case. The little ono, who ia
about two years old, discovered it and
shortly alter Mortified his mother by ap.
pearing in the parlos, where she was en-.
tsrlain,ng a caller, with the muzzle OF the
revolver between his lips for n pipe. The
the terrified mother sprang iorxard and
tore the dangerous p!aything from the
Guilds grasp, and three 1t across the room,
where it exploded with a crash. Fortu.
nately no one was injured. And the
youugster Get up en- angry cry for his pipe,
as he called it. II was sfterYard d;s.
covered that he had been enjoying bis
smoke all the way down from the third
floor, having COME down two fights Of
stairs with the gun in his possegaion.
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a Gentleman.

'N'N "
Some amusing stories are told Of the
wit and wisdom Of London scool children.
4 class OF boys in a Board School was be.
ing examined orally in Scripture. The
history Of Moses had for some time been
q special study, and one OF the examiners
asked: "Whst would you say Of the gen.
eral character OF Moses?"
"He was meek" said one boy.
Brave" said another.
Learned" added a third boy.
please, cir" piped apsle.faccd, neatly.
dressed lad, "he was a gentleman"
"a gentleman" asked the examiner,
SLOW do you make that out?"
The boy promptly replied, in the same
thin, nervous voice, "Please, sir, when thu
daughters OF Jethro went to the well q
draw water, the shepherds came and
drove them away; and Moses helped the
daughters OF Jsthro, and eaid to the shep
herds, Ladies' first, please, gentlemen
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Hoist with Ills Own petard,


Cincinnati Tints.stdr.
Il remember q funny experience l had
during the war" said q leading physician
to-day; II WAS up at Camp Dennison ex.
aiming tho conscripts, and many heart
rending pleas for exemption l had to re.
fuse. One day q farmer, a German, a
peaceable-minded fellow, who thought
more OF his turnips and cabbage than OF
military. glory, was brought in to me.
Doctor he said, I am not ft to 90 to the
war, | am all crippled up with the rheu.
matism.' 'Where?' said l. In my right
arm; l can only raise 1t yoost 80 high
raieing his arm about two inches from his
body, with great apparent effort. well,
you have got it pretty bad,' said /; you
certainly can't go to the war in that con.
dition; how high could you raise your
arm before you got the rheumatism 2
oh, SO high said he, raising his arm high
above his head. That was Just what I ex.
pected, and giving him a push sent him
along cut to be sent to the war"
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l. Great Free Show In the Sky.

~NFNfSN
There 10 no more attractive spectacle in
aight from this planet at present than the
celestial levee that Venus is holding in
the evening sky, with tho assistance OF
Saturn and those famous brothers, Castor
and Pollux. Lat night INLAY ~ they
formed q square, Venus and Saturn being
the lower pair. Venus ia Mt present west
OF Saturn. Watch thom for four or five
evenings to come and you vii! see Venus
slowly approach Saturn and pass to the
east OF him. Venus is beyond all com,
parison the briRh.eat oil the group, yet
Saturn 10 Home $50 times as large as Venus.
F. . II Castor and pollur vera as ncar
to Us as other Yenns or Saturn they would
turn night into day upon tho earth, Tor
they are suna, and big ones, too. There
liz lois Of room in the universe.
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Too Luto.
Detroit Free Press.

WV - T.. . u.. ...r.. .... |
A wagon loaded with wood and drawn
by a poor old horse, driven by a negro,
was standing on Montcalm street the 9th.
or day, when q pedestrian stopped and
said: My colored friend, did you eve,
hesr Of tfansmigration" mo, sab. Is
it suthin' new?" "Not very it is the the.
DRY that man, alter death, takes some 9th.
er torm." "Mighs turn into a boss, ell ~
"That's it; you might turn into q poor old
horse like this, and be over.wosked and
ill.treated, as this one evidently is. Just
back there a little way ! cav you beat him
with the butt of the whip" "Yes, 1 did
ya y } "o5 s' 2. Wy tsu 70 tel sats ys an 5is i,
boss, ali ! doan' E1eI d. dashboard in de
fubt time l'za struck, won't hev muffin
to say no noah. Dis old hoes missed bis
opportunity thirty year ago, an he hahn
got no remarks 10 make now"
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change lie conversation. No, said shs,
II want you to prornine that II Idle you
will give the si00 to build another swing
In the park for the little children instead
Of building q monument for me" The
promise was given with tears. The child
had been In the habit OF. walking In the
park, and had noticed the delight that
many poor little children have In swings,
and the thought had come to her that
might have suggested itself to many Of our
phllanthropie citzsna long ago! It Is .
ed from her illness, and that 10 the reason,
perhaps, why her iather's promise has moi
been kept. L
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Pittsburgh ChrOatclt. 7thgram.
"Chappio, ! vas gwoasly inmlted to.
day, doncher know" remarked Fltzpercy.
"Ah! how did 1t occuh, me deah boy ~
inquired De snappy.
~ went to buy a Int, you see, and
ahhked the cweachah at tho stoh: All,
what aoht Of a hat do you think would
think would suit nor and the wetch wo.
pliet, rs bwszsn as you please, "a aott ono,
air."
"Did you wcsent tho insultr"
"YaaB, promptly"
"How did you weren't itT
81 said 'WSts!' veal loud, md slammet
tho door IL | went out"
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What truly beautiful world We live in
Nature gives US grandeur OF m~ountains,
giens and oceans, and thousands OF means
Of enjoyment. We can desire no better
when in perfect health; but how often do
the majority OF people feel like giving II
up disheartened, discouraged and worn
out with diseaae, when there is no occa.
sion for this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain proof that GREEN'S august
Fouer will make them free from disease
as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plant are the direct causes OF seyenty-flve
per cent Of such maladies as Biliousness,
indigestion, Sick Headache, Costiveness,
Nervous Proatration, Dizziness ofthe Head,
P~alpitation OF the Heart, and other dis.
tressing symptoms. Three doses OF Au-
gust Eolctr will prove ita wonderful effect.
Sample bottles, 10 cents. Try it, Daw
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4 SwinI lhntSud Of Grnvastune,

AIb1NV Journal.
Not long since q little gtrl in this city
not over 10 years old wRB very III. One
day Bhe insisted OH noeing hor father at
once. He was telephoned Rt his counting
room, and on reaching the house the little
girl said: "papa, think | nm going TO
die, and ] want ron 10 do something Tor
INC instead Of building q monument over
my grave. What would a monument
cost" Tho father tried 10 diBBuade tbs
child from speaking Of death, but nho por-
slated until finally no said Il monument
would cost my amount OF money that
mightbe deBired to expond upon 1t. "Well,"
aai1 tho child, ut would not cost less than
500, would IL" Tho father said he
thought not, ba. begged tho little ono Ia
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IT La n pAAfflya IuYnrv

to bruah the teeth with S%ozodont, 30 frag-
rant and refreshing is It, and so pleasant
ID the taste it leaves in tho mouth after the
operation. Then how gratifying is the
effect and how compliment leels the be.
holder who views in the glass a row Of
worries rendered spotless by this benign
and delightful toilet article, Only a tew
drops on the brush Is needed for an sblu.
ton, aud yet it is wondrously effective.
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CINNf INt Why
without loH Of time, when tho lntGttnnl canal Il
blocked up by reason OF Constipation. chronic or
temporary. # should be borne In mimi that this
silment Il prone 10 become lasting mud obstinate,
and breed other mud worse complaints. Hostel.
tors Stomach Bittcrs iy the precise remedy to re.
moyo tho obstruction oiItotually, but without
drcnchsng or weakening tho blookalcd bowels, a
consequence always to DO Hirrahandets from the
uso OF violent ~lh1attves, which arc amOny tho most
peTnlGiouA Of tho cheap n0strumx swallowed by
tho crcdnloit and miNnfoImod. Tho that Of cxpc.
romeo, Rnt Of tho medical fraternity, sanctions tho
claims Of this htau!lAtd %Hpcricnt. Not only AZ n
source Of rclloi aud Permanent regularity to the
bowels. livcr and kto,na II, but M a means Of rome.
dying md preventing kidney attd bladder troubles,
' and lover and aguo, II Is without \ peer, -
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The best Bnlve In the world Tor cuts,
bruinea, SORES, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, te,ter, chapred hands, chilblains
corna, and all skin e%ruptions, and posi-.
lively curca piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to giyo per1ec. satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents 20,
box. For sale by Logan Il Go.
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Don't

TriIle with any Throat or LING Disease.
II you hAve n Cough or Gold, or tho chill.
dren nre threatened with Oroup or
Whooping Cough, uas Ackor'B Englipl,
Remedy and prevent further trouble. II
10 a positive uure, md wo guarantee II,
Price 10 and 5Oc. Logan 4 Go. and y.
Monkomeller. 0
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"%Constantly Hawking and Spitting.n

THOMAS j. RusntSG, Esq, 900. Pine Street,
81. Louis, No. writes: -! was a great sufferer
from catnrrh for three years. At times l could
hardly breathe, md was constantly hawking
and splitting. and for the lust eight months
could not breathe through the nostrt!s. ]
thought nothing oould be done for rc. Luck
Kennedy. and / am now i well inun. ! believe
1t to be the only sure remedy for cntnrrh now
manufactured, and one has only to give II a
fair trial to experience astounding results and
n nNrrNnnnnf cIirnh
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4 Little lIoltT.


lVHET . tVHTHN'UH.
A gentleman, who is somewhat deaf, ia
tho owner oil Il dog which has become tho
terror OF the noiRhborhood. Tho other
dRy he WAS aCcostod by n friend, who
said, "Good morning, Mr.. 81 Your
vito made us n very plousant call last eve,
ming"
"i'm very sorry" came tho startling 70.
ply. MI SOC that II doesn't occur again,
for intend to keep her chained up nttol
thin"
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why Acker's Blood Elixir Is warrented, Ii
because it is the best blood preparation
known. 1t will positively cure all blood
diseases, purifes the whole system, and
thoroughly builds up the constitution.
Remember, We guarantee it. Logan & 90.
and @. MenkemeIler, 8
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Alweya have Ackor's Baby Soother at
hand. 1t 10 the only safe medicine yet
made that will remove all iniantilo disor.
ders. 1t contains no Opium or Morphine,
but gives tho child natural ease from pain.
Price % cents. Sold by Logan Il Co. and
O. Menkemeller. O
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and reliable Medicines are the best to do
pend upon. Acker'8 Blood Elixir has
boon prescribed for years for Mi impure
ties OF the Blood. In every form Of Scroll
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, 1t
is invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no
equal. Logan 4 Go. and g. Menke.
meller, 10
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Three noltleS euro Cntnrrll.

ELI RoBRtSs. Runynn p. o., Co1umtia Co.,
Pa. says: My daughter had caturrh when
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, md pro-
cured q bottle for her, ind soon raw that It
helped her; 4 third bottle effected n perma-
ncht cure. shc is now eighteen years SD md
ehInd and hnar+v"
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"Untold Agony from Catarrh..

Prot. W. HArsSER, the famous mee,ner,tt
Of Ithaca, ". T., writes: "Somc ten Yeas nr9
! suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. Ny family physician gave me up as
incurablc, md said 1 must die. My casc was
such n bad one, that every day, towards sum
set, my voice would become SO hoarsc | could
barely speak above n whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing Of my throat would
Catarrh Remedy. In three months, | was q well
man, and the euro has been permanent"
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In Indigestion, and Ms n Nerve Food,

In Indigestion. Rnd MS n Nerve Food.
DR.. i. .. Hitchcock, Kalamazoo, Mich,
says: II have used it in many cases OF in.
digestion depending on nervous exhaus,
ton, with marked benefit. 1t appears to
be a good nerve food" TrhsAw
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The Reason

Sunday in New York is becoming
known rs Thirst-day.-7id-B Bits.
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EuIOy Life.

1t is easier to live for men than with
men.-Penitentiary Bulletin.